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Leverkusen's Wolfgang Holzhäuser Calls Again For A Change To The Bundesliga Schedule06 / 20 / 13Three months before he will step down as managing director of Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen, Wolfgang Holzhäuser "has once again called for a change of the Bundesliga schedule," according to the SID. Holzhäuser said, "I continue to call for a semifinal and final match to determine the G... |
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Levein Takes Legal Action Against SFA
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